rhagfo wrote:
Bumpyroad wrote:
for backup, stop/tail/turn, why bother? I'd certainly wait a few years till one finally blew.
bumpy
Because the LEDs are brighter!
Depends.
Typically putting aftermarket LED bulbs into fixtures that were designed for incadescent bulb patterns tend to be considerably LESS bright..
LEDs have a different pattern and often it is difficult to mimic the 360 degree spread of light from the sides plus what comes off the top...
I would suggest asking if the LEDs you are wanting to buy have a DOT approval..
Then there is a secondary problem you will run into.. LED aftermarket bulbs draw less current, this will cause your vehicle to go into hyper flash. Depending on the year of vehicle you sometimes can buy a heavy duty flasher unit.
But in newer vehicles the flash timing duty rests on the vehicles Body Control Computer and to fix that you have to use a add on resistor module which simulates the current draw of an incadescent bulb.
The bad thing is if you use a resistor or heavy duty flasher module you are BYPASSING a safety device which TELLS the driver that a bulb is out..
